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July 24, 2012

I’d call Dog Trots Globe – To Paris & Provence  by Chula Wula D’Augue (a sheltie) as barked to Sheron Long  a “coffee table book,” except it’s too tiny for that. A diminutive travelogue with darling illustrations and lovely photography, Dog Trots Globe is a perky, quick read.

Not kidding. I read the entire book (160 pages) in about 20 minutes, including going online to watch a video extra, showing  thousands of sheep and goats bustling down the streets of Saint-Remy. 

best dog blog, champion of my heart, dog trots globe book coverAs an avid reader — especially now that I finally have a Kindle — I get a LOT of book review requests, and I accept many of them (not all). So, it’s entirely possible I got this one mixed up in my head with another pitched around the same time, but I could swear it was going to be a novel featuring a dog.

It wasn’t.

That’s fine, but for a minute, I was like, “What the heck?”

So, what is Dog Trots Globe, exactly?

The illustrations are crazy-cute!

best dog blog, champion of my heart, dog trots globe illustrations

 Chula, a Shetland sheepdog / sheltie, is an enthusiastic and reliable narrator.

best dog blog, champion of my heart, Chula the sheltie

 The travel and food pix are divine.

best dog blog, champion of my heart, dog trots globe travel photography

Because Dog Trots Globe is written in Chula’s voice, it reads (to me) like a children’s book — funny and cute and enjoyable, with that youthful tinge of innocence and wonder.

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For that reason, rather than do our usual random-drawing giveaway, I’m going to send the review copy of the book the publisher gave me to my dog blogging colleague Mel Freer (No Dog About It Blog), who is heavily involved in sheltie rescue in Minnesota. I’d like Mel to give Dog Trots Globe to the next family with young kids that adopts a sheltie.

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Dog Trots Globe – To Paris & Provence

by Chula Wula D’Augue as barked to Sheron Long

(2011, OIC Books)

Hardcover $19.95

Kindle version $9.99

Available in other e-book formats as well

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FTC Disclosure

Charlie Meagher from Dog Trots Globe publisher OIC Books sent me a free review copy of the book. I was not compensated in any way for this review.

 

 

About the Author Roxanne Hawn

Trained as a traditional journalist and based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA, I'm a full-time freelance writer for magazines, websites, and private clients. My areas of specialty include everything in the lifestyles arena, including health and home, personal finance and other consumer interests, relationships and trends, people and business profiles ... and, of course, all things pet related.

I don't just love dogs. I need them in my life. Seriously.

  1. I enjoyed Dog Trots Globe far more than I thought I would thanks to the lovely photographs. You’re right that it makes a lovely coffee table book, although small.

    Great idea to send it Mel’s way for a donation to a Sheltie adopter.

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